diff --git a/man7/unix.7 b/man7/unix.7
index 64f761094..ca6a621d0 100644
--- a/man7/unix.7
+++ b/man7/unix.7
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
         /* Wait for incoming connection. */
 
         data_socket = accept(connection_socket, NULL, NULL);
-        if (ret == \-1) {
+        if (data_socket == \-1) {
             perror("accept");
             exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
         }